With the release of AI to the public, it becomes even more important to train our children to critically evaluate what they are being bombarded with on their devices and television programing. Others may not agree, but I believe the introduction of AI is resulting in consumers wondering, “Is this real or AI.” The most
If you are a parent, a teacher, or a struggling student ADHD is Awesome is a must read for you. From a parent’s perspective, just because we bore a child, does not mean they will be like us. And they may be exactly like us, which will make it easier to deal with them. Either
I think eight-and nine-year-old boys get a bum rap for being eight- and nine-year-old boys. Having taught third grade for 27 wonderful years, I can safely say that most of the fears parents have about their uncontrollable boys will happen unless they change the way they see their boys. Eight-and nine-year-old boys are thrown into
No rabbit in a hat is necessary to create magic that stays with students for years. Just ask your students what they remember from last year. You’ll get a lot of deer in the headlights stares. Why? Because you asked a question that put them into a stress response. Under stress, we can’t remember our
If I asked you to define ‘teacher’ what would be your answer? The definition on the internet is, “Teaching involves inspiring, guiding, and supporting students to learn and grow, both academically and personally.” No where does it say, “They will guarantee your children will learn a specific subject.” Unrealistic expectations placed on teachers can set students
Ever since COVID, big venues have stopped taking cash and are only dealing with ATM and credit cards. I tried to pay for a drink the other day with quarters, and I was informed we don’t take change. So what will we do if the grid goes down and there is no way to take
When I write my blogs, I often have the television playing sappy movies in the background. The devices are a new frontier we really know very little about and it is changing exponentially faster everyday, so it is tough to know what we need to look out for. As I was working, I looked up
“This AI creates a prompt for me, and I don’t have to even do any thinking,” was used to promote a new AI App. How nice to have someone to think for users. There are helpful aspects of technology, but at what cost? Apps can be helpful when examining what other ideas are out there,
While walking the concourse in McCaren airport, I spied the Harvard Business Review on the magazine rack. In big bold letter was “Ask Smarter Questions, The Key to Better Strategic Decision-Making.” Promoting questions has been my focus as an educator for the past 54 years. Students’ questions and my own have been the key to
Victoria is an educational consultant, nationally recognized speaker. Her over 50 years in education has been focused on developing resilient self-reliant self-advocates who know how to tap into their innate ability to independently solve challenges.